 He, who still wanting, tho' he lives on theft, Steals much, spends little, yet has nothing left: And He, who now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning: And He, whose fustian's so sublimely bad, It is not Poetry,...  New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection ... from the Most Eminent Prose and ... - Página 87por Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 páginas
...yet has nothing left: And he, who, now to 'sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning : And he, whose fustian's so sublimely bad, It is not poetry, but prose run mad : All tin se, my modest satire bad translate, And ow-n'd that nine such poets made a Tate. 190 How di<t they... | |
 | 1811 - 592 páginas
...Raphael's magic hand ; Ijlushingto find himself enamour'd grown Of rival charms and beauties not his own. All these my modest satire bade translate, And own'd that nine such poets made a Tate. I make no doubt but the very despicable light, in which translation is here represented, may have deterred... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 516 páginas
...yet has nothing left. Johnson,f who now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning: And he, whose fustian's so sublimely bad, It is not poetry but prose run mad. J Should modest Satire bid all these translate, And own that nine such poets make a Tate; How would... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 506 páginas
...has nothing left. Johnson, f who now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning : And he, whose fustian's so sublimely bad, It is not poetry but prose run mad.J Should modest Satire bid all these translate, And own that nine such poets make a Tate; How would... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 páginas
...whuse fustian's so suhlimely had, It is nut poetry, hut pruse run mad : All these my modest satire hade translate, And own'd that nine such poets made a Tate. How did they fome, and stamp, and ruar, and chafe, And swear nut Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such ! hut... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 páginas
...yet has nothing left : And he, who, now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round erable ; pin-try, but prose run mad : All these, my modest satire bad translate, And own'd that nine such poets... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 páginas
...yet has nothing left : And he, who, now to sense, now nonsense leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning ; And he, whose fustian's so sublimely...poetry, but prose run mad : All these, my modest satire bad translate, And own'd that nine such poets made a Tate. How did they fume, and stamp, and roar,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 276 páginas
...yet has nothing left; And he who now to sense, now nonsense, leaning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning; And he whose fustian's so sublimely...poets made a Tate. How did they fume, and stamp, and roar,and chafe! And swear not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such! Butwerethereonewhose fires... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 páginas
...nothing left : 184 And He, who now to sense, now nonsense, learning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning : And He, whose fustian's so sublimely...translate, And own'd that nine such Poets made a Tate. 190 . NOTES. Ver. 189. All these, my modest Satire bade translate,] See their works, in the Translations... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 452 páginas
...nothing left : 184 And He, who now to sense, now nonsense, learning, Means not, but blunders round about a meaning : And He, whose fustian's so sublimely...translate, And own'd that nine such Poets made a Tate. 190 NOTES. Ver. 189. All these, my modest Satire bade translate,] See their works, in the Translations... | |
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